Hurricane season starts June 1, and Southwest Louisiana families are being urged to stock up on supplies, medications, and emergency kits before storms threaten the Gulf Coast.
Hurricane season is knocking at the door, and the names of storms are already set in place. But did you know they're mostly just repeats from a previous year?
Hurricane names often fade from Louisiana birth records after major storms. From Katrina to Harvey, find out how disasters leave a lasting impact on the names parents choose.
Twenty years later, Hurricane Katrina remains tied as America's costliest storm at $125 billion, though it ranks only fourth in intensity among U.S. landfalls.